FSI analysis of deformation along offshore pile structure for tidal current power

Jo, Chul-Hee and Kim, Do-Youb and Rho, Yu-Ho and Lee, Kang-Hee and Johnstone, Cameron (2013) FSI analysis of deformation along offshore pile structure for tidal current power. Renewable Energy, 54. pp. 248-252. ISSN 0960-1481

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    Abstract

    Due to global warming, the need to secure an alternative clean energy resource has become an international issue. Tidal current power is now recognized as one of the clean power resources in Korea, where there are many strong current regions on the west and south coasts. Recently, large scale tidal devices have been deployed with a maximum rotor diameter of 18 m. These devices impose significant loading on supporting structures. In many cases, a pile fixed foundation is used to secure the structure. However, due to the high density of seawater, the drag and lift forces are much larger than in air, causing extensive stress and deflection to the pile tower structure. In this study, a numerical analysis of the hydro-forces from a rotating tidal current turbine to a tower was conducted to determine the deformation distribution along the pile tower.

    ORCID iDs

    Jo, Chul-Hee, Kim, Do-Youb, Rho, Yu-Ho, Lee, Kang-Hee and Johnstone, Cameron ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5171-1230;
    • Item type:Article
      ID code:43889
      Dates:
      Date
      Event
      June 2013
      Published
      Keywords:Tidal Current Power (TCP), renewable energy, Horizontal Axis Turbine (HAT), finite element method, computational fluid dynamics, fluid-structure interaction, Mechanical engineering and machinery, Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials, Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
      Subjects:Technology > Mechanical engineering and machinery
      Technology > Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering
      Department:Faculty of Engineering > Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
      Depositing user: Pure Administrator
      Date deposited:28 May 2013 09:45
      Last modified:18 Jul 2021 01:35
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      URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/43889
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